Table 3 Pre- and postoperative tumor marker (CEA and CA19–9) levels
From: Perioperative dynamics and significance of plasma-free amino acid profiles in colorectal cancer
Pre-op AICS rank B + C (N = 62) | Pre-op AICS rank C (N = 37) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-op | Post-op | p-value | Pre-op | Post-op | p-value | |
CEA, N (%) | 0.015 | 0.021 | ||||
> 5.0 ng/ml | 19 (30.6) | 7 (11.3) | 12 (32.4) | 3 (8.1) | ||
≤5.0 ng/ml | 43 (69.4) | 55 (88.7) | 25 (67.6) | 34 (91.9) | ||
CA19–9, N (%) | 0.362 | 1.0 | ||||
> 37.0 U/ml | 8 (12.9) | 4 (6.5) | 2 (5.4) | 1 (2.7) | ||
≤37.0 U/ml | 54 (87.1) | 58 (93.5) | 35 (94.6) | 36 (97.3) | ||